Knutsford

Conservative hold / John Bruce-Gardyne

	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent	Change
	Conservative	Bruce-Gardyne, John	26,795	59.6%	+8.6%
	Labour	Barton, Alan	8,992	20%	-2.6%
	Liberal	Ingham, Robert	8,499	18.9%	-7.5%
	Independent Conservative	Brown, J	690	1.5%	N/A
Majority			17,803	39.6%	+15%
Turnout			44,976	78%	1.2%
Swing				+5.6%
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 1 March 1979 by-election